Place-Specific Computing: conceptual design cases from urban contexts in four countries

Jörn Messeter, Michael Johansson

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    Abstract

    An increased interest in the notion of place has evolved in interaction design. Proliferation of wireless infrastructure, developments in digital media, and a ‘spatial turn’ in computing provides the base for place-specific computing as a suggested new genre of interaction design. In the REcult project place- specific computing is explored through design oriented research. This article reports six pilot studies where design students have designed concepts for place-specific computing in Berlin (Germany), Cape Town (South Africa), Rome (Italy) and Malmö (Sweden). Background and arguments for place-specific computing as a genre of interaction design are described. A total number of 36 design concepts designed for 16 designated zones in the four cities are presented. An analysis of the design concepts is presented indicating potentials, possibilities and problems as directions for future research.
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication date2008
    Publication statusPublished - 2008
    EventThe ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems - Cape Town, South Africa
    Duration: 25 Feb 200827 Feb 2008
    Conference number: 7
    http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1394445

    Conference

    ConferenceThe ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems
    Number7
    Country/TerritorySouth Africa
    CityCape Town
    Period25/02/200827/02/2008
    Internet address

    Keywords

    • Interaction Design
    • Mobile Computing
    • Place-specific Computing

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